When asked the age of her son she cheerfully demurs, claiming with some justification that such questions are normally only asked as a way of deducing her own age - dangerous information, which most sopranos prefer to keep to themselves.

He demurs on the idea of stiffer criminal penalties, but suggests there may be a need for more sentencing guidelines on civil fraud and failed audits.

‘I'm not interested in Hollywood,’ she demurs.

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without demur—sin poner objeciones / reparos

You can plead by way of reply and demur, can you not?

Much, and much of the best, criticism in the past decade has been thus motivated; we now know a poet less quaint, less demur, and more politically engaged than previous generations might have imagined.

Workers and unions are enjoined to accept wage cuts without too much demur, provided they are satisfied jobs would be saved.

Prudie has long felt that the reflexive, polite demur is not necessary when people are impertinently out of line, either with their advice or their questions.